Fundamentally disagree.

Real architects (as opposed to those who just have the title) are neither engineers nor managers, although this is a common misunderstanding. Architects are altogether different people with a very different focus.

Please see my The Software Architect Role, Organizational Culture Fit, and Influencing Change article here on Medium.

https://medium.com/@frickingruvin/the-software-architect-role-organizational-culture-fit-and-influencing-change-430e02158d6d